What is your opinion of the Supreme Court's decision in Terry v. Ohio?Is the decision too restrictive or not restrictive enough?
What will be an ideal response?
Good answers should explain the Terry v. Ohio reasoning of allowing the police the leeway in detecting crime in appropriate circumstances, yet in a limited way. Then the issue becomes whether the Supreme Court has found the right balance. Students need to support their positions by distinguishing the Terry rules and explaining how the doctrine has been expanded. The focus should revolve around a reasonable expectation of privacy.
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The Maryland Community Criminal Justice Treatment Program targets:
A) robbers. B) murderers. C) sex offenders. D) mentally ill offenders.
List the advantages of incorporating an evidence collection unit into the organizational structure of the crime laboratory
What will be an ideal response?
For the purpose of extracting it from body tissues, an amphetamine is classified as what type of drug?
a. Acid b. Basic c. Neutral d. All of the above
The concept of problem-oriented policing was first revealed in an article entitled "Broken Windows."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false